

| Subject: | Re: Calling all Vanagon Mailing List Members for help with new Vanagon.com |
| From: | kenneth wilford |
| Date: | Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:34:17 -0400 |
It will be the new Vanagon.com. The vanagononline.com is really just a place holder until I finish the domain transfer. Ken Wilford at vanagain.com On Mar 14, 2017 5:23 PM, "Rob" <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote: > It will be interesting to see how this goes with so many on fb rather than > the vanagon list and TheSamba already having so much on it. > > To get this straight in my mind, you're taking vanagon.com over and > renaming it vanagononline.com? > > > Rob > vwrobb@gmail.com > > > On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 5:16 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) < > kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Several years ago, I noticed that the Vanagon.com page had fallen into > > disrepair. I asked the owner of the domain Ron Lussier about it and he > > told me that he had sold his Vanagon years ago and was so busy with his > > normal work load, he had no time to update it, or make it what he wanted > it > > to be. At the time I offered to take the site over for him, but he > wasn't > > ready to let go. Fast forward to 2016 and he was moving out of the > country > > and ready to let it go. > > > > I am currently setting up a brand new Vanagon.com and I wanted to get > your > > input and maybe your help in getting it revamped for 2017 and also > > polishing it up to make it the jewel of the Vanagon world it once was. > > Here is the current, Beta version of the site at www.vanagononline.com > > I still need to steer the vanagon.com domain to this new home but I > > haven't > > had a chance to do that yet. Here are the ideas I had for the new site: > > > > Interactive blog that will list all shows and allow folks to post new > > information > > List all travel blogs and allow folks to follow them via Vanagon.com > > Host forum that will also integrate existing vanagon/gerry email mailing > > list > > Map of repair shops that is interactive to allow users to recommend, and > > review shops that specialize in van repair. > > Chat room capability > > board for posting parts for sale/donation > > board for posting vans for sale. > > Facebook, twitter and instagram integration > > instagram feed > > Get volunteers to catalog and archive best articles from vanagon mailing > > list > > ecommerce web store to sell Vanagon.com merchandise (t-shirts, bumper > > stickers, mugs, hats, etc.) > > > > If you would like to help out with this either by donating money (I am > > currently bearing all of the costs of the new site myself) or more > > importantly donating your time and efforts, please pmail me. > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > Ken Wilford > > John 3:16 > > www.vanagain.com > > >
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